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"Tooth in Eye Surgery"

Hi guys --

I remember studying this topic a while ago and realized the correlation between ophthalmology and dentistry; this surgery uses the cornea to restore vision with a likelihood of success. It's known as Osteo-Odonto Keratoprothesis.

Here's the article:

https://www.nature.com/articles/sj.bdj.2013.383

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Kayla Roh
Kayla Roh
yesterday

Wow that's so crazy? Who would have thought that teeth can be used to make an artificial cornea? They seem like such different kinds of tissue

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